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The Digital Trade Integration database : description of pillars and indicators

  • Type: Working Paper
  • Publisher: European University Institute
  • Year of Publication: 2022
  • Author: Martina F. Ferracane
  • Series/Report no.: EUI, RSC, Working Papers, 2022/70, Global Governance Programme
  • Abstract: This paper serves as a supplement to the Digital Trade Integration database. It details the structure of the database and its indicators, and it provides key definitions, the methodology for data collection and the main resources used for data collection.

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Digital trade integration: global trends

  • Type: Policy Brief
  • Publisher: TEPSA
  • Year of Publication: 2022
  • Author: Martina F. Ferracane
  • Series/Report no.: EUI, RSC, Policy Brief, Global Governance Programme
  • Abstract: Recent initiatives devoted to mapping digital trade policies warn against rising regulatory divergence in crucial policy areas for the digital economy, including data policies, content access, and telecom infrastructure. Evidence-based analysis on the impact of digital regulatory heterogeneity and on the ability of digital policies to achieve their desired policy objective should inform the design of new initiatives to foster a predictable and safe regulatory environment for the digital economy. […]

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Rwanda Economic Update: Boosting Exports Through Technology, Innovation, and Trade in Services

  • Type: Working Paper
  • Publisher: World Bank
  • Year of Publication: 2022
  • Author(s): Calvin Zebaze Djiofack; Peace Aimee Niyibizi
  • Abstract: Rwanda’s economy staged a strong recovery in 2021. Inflationary pressures are mounting, leading the National Bank of Rwanda to tighten monetary policy. Looking ahead, economic growth is expected to moderate in 2022-24, weighed down by the war in Ukraine. Fiscal consolidation and spending efficiencies will be introduced with the FY22-23 budget to preserve space for growth-enhancing investment […]

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Digital trade in Asia

  • Type: Working Paper
  • Publisher: European University Institute
  • Year of Publication: 2022
  • Author(s): Deborah Elms; Nick Agnew
  • Series/Report no.: EUI RSC, 2022/51, Global Governance Programme-474 [Global Economics]
  • Abstract: Digital trade has become a major driver of economic development by enhancing productivity and lowering costs of trade in goods. While digital trade promises new opportunities for individuals and firms of all sizes, it also raises new challenges. […]

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Data governance models and geopolitics: insights from the Indo-Pacific region

  • Type: Working Paper
  • Publisher: European University Institute
  • Year of Publication: 2022
  • Author: Martina F. Ferracane
  • Series/Report no.: Policy Briefs, 2022/48, Global Governance Programme [Global Economics]
  • Abstract: Cyberspace is widely recognised as an “object of geopolitical competition” between countries advocating for an open internet space and countries that aim to use this space as a tool for control. The Indo-Pacific region represents one of the most contested and strategically significant domains, principally because of the role of China […]

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Asia-Pacific Digital Trade Regulatory Review 2022

  • Type: Report
  • Publisher: UN-ESCAP; OECD
  • Year of Publication: 2022
  • Abstract: This report is a preliminary step towards a greater understanding of the digital trade policy environment in the Asia-Pacific region. It provides an overview of the digital trade policy environment in the Asia-Pacific region, based on data collected from 21 sample economies. 

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